AUTHENTIC VINTAGE FELCA HIBEAT GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE FELCA HI-BEAT GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: ZODIAC

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: FELCA 25 JEWELS AUTOMATIC HIBEAT 28800BPH ETA MOVEMENT CAL.2481-1

DIAL COLOR: RED MAROON DIAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: - HOUR, MINUTE, QUICKSET DATE, HACKING MECHANISM

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD FAUX DIAMONDS MARKERS

CASING : GOLD PLATED FLUTTED BEZEL, STAINLESS STEEL CASE

HIDDEN LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 36mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 43mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING:  FELCA LOGO, SPORTMASTER X~9582-2~ SWISS MADE~WATER SHOCK PROTECTED RESISTANT~STAINLESS STEEL BACK

CROWN: GP NON SIGNED

STRAP/TALI: VINTAGE NOS RED LEATHER CROC ORINT STRAP

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA : USD200.00 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH DIRUNDING)

Brief History of Felca Watch Co.

Felca began as Felco Watch Co. (notice the ‘o’), founded in 1919. In 1943 it was renamed Felca and in 1981 finally changed to Titoni. They made some truly beautiful looking watches under the Felca brand between the 1940s and 1960s.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ZODIAC SST 36000 GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ZODIAC SST36000 HI-BEAT GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: ZODIAC

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: HARDENED ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ZODIAC 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT CAL.86 HiBeat 36000 bph

DIAL COLOR: BROWN WOOD PANEL TEXTURED DIAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: -

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS GOLD TONE

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: GOLD COLORED RAISED BATON/ BATON KEEMASAN

CASING : GOLD PLATED

HIDDEN LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 35mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: ZODIAC LOGO, ANTI MAGNETIC~WATER RESISTANT~SHOCK RESISTANT

CROWN: GP

STRAP/TALI: VINTAGE GP FLEXI STRECH BRACELET

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA : USD200.00 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH DIRUNDING)

History of Zodiac Wathes

Bowman said that Ariste Calame (1839-1917) first set up a workshop in 1864 in Cret-Vaillant The watch company was founded in 1882 by Ariste Calame. The original name of the company was Ariste Calame. It was a small workshop. A 1990 as said the began to specialize in sports watches. The name "Zodiac" was used early but was not registered until 1908. The founder’s son, Louis Ariste Calame, was sent to watchmaking school and then began to participate in the business in 1895. Under his direction the business Calame, took over the business that year.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE BRUNVIL SOLID 14K WHITEGOLD WITH DIAMONDS AND SAPPHIRES LADIES ARTDECO WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: BRUNVIL 14K SOLID WHITEGOLD, DIAMONDS AND SAPPHIRES LADIES ARTDECO WATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS BY BRUNVIL - E. BLANCPAIN & Fils Villeret

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1930's

MODEL: ARTDECO DIAMONDS AND SAPPHIRES 

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC 

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: BRUNVIL 15 JEWELS MANUAL MOVEMENT Cal.23

DIAL COLOR: CREAM

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR AND MINUTE

HANDS/JARUM: BLACK STEEL  HANDS 

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: BLACK ARABIC 

CASING : SOLID 14K WHITE GOLD

LUGS: 13mm 

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 20mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN and 30mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: J. H

CROWN: ORIGINAL BLUE SAPPHIRE CABOCHON

STRAP/TALI: BLACK LEATHER STRAP

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 7.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA: USD1200 (NEGOTIABLE)

HISTORY OF BLANCPAIN AND BRUNVIL WATCHES BY E. BLANCPAIN & FILS VILLERET

This story begins in the heart of the Swiss Jura mountains, in the valley of St. Imier. The valley lies between the Chasseral Mountains and those that form the border to France. We are in the year 1650. Imérion Beynon, known as "Blancpan", the ancestor of the Blancpain watch dynasty is born in the village of Villeret. Villeret already is no longer a simple farm village. The Suze River which winds along the valley before it throws itself into the gorges of the Taubenloch (pigeon hole), produces enough energy to power flour mills, sawmills and mechanical workshops.

In the 17^th century, when the name “Blancpain” makes its first appearance in the person of d’Imer Blancpain, most of the trades present in the valley of Saint-Imier are represented in the village. Villeret has blacksmith farriers, nail makers and locksmiths. Imer Blancpain becomes ashopkeeper and lawyer.

In 1692, the lock- and gunsmith Daniel Jean Richard, son of a blacksmith, establishes himself in the city of Locle as a master watchmaker. Other excellent watchmakers are already present in La Neuveville (ancient name for Neuchâtel), on the borders of Lake Biel, where political conditions are particularly favorable for this trade.Their reputation rapidly reaches Villeret and as of the beginning of the 18^th century, families send their most apt sons to learn this craft in La Neuveville.

Under the impetus of the two watchmakers, the farmers start to install workshops in their farmhouses and produce or finish watch parts during the long winter months, when the valley is cut off from the rest of the world. This complementary activity rapidly takes hold when the farmers realize that it is far more lucrative than another activity they engage in: iron smelting in their domestic forges.

The Blancpain family chronicles inform us that Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, baptized on March 11, 1693, great-great grandson of Imer Blancpain, is the first Blancpain to become a watchmaker. He establishes himself officially in 1735 but probably was already working in this profession previously. It is even possible that he was one of the two watchmakers mentioned in the 1725 census. In 1760, the son of the other watchmaker, Adam Bourquin, opens the first watch shop in Villeret called “Chez le Secrétaire” (At the Secretary's Place).

Despite the difficult times, Blancpain continues to manufacture and sell watches throughout Europe. In 1815, due to the excellent state of the business, a fundamental change is made: Frédéric-Louis Blancpain, a former officer of the Emperor’s army and one of the five sons of David-Louis Blancpain, transforms the purely artisan watch production into the first small scale industrial production of watches in a factory that bears the Blancpain name. By then Blancpain is making its own raw movements and is thus an integrated “manufacture”. Over the years, more and better machine tools enable Blancpain to develop its production and steadily improve product quality.

The year 1815 is considered the founding year of the Blancpain Watch Company. Over the years the name of the Company changes several times:

• 1830 Emile Blancpain
• 1857 E. Blancpain et fils
• 1889 E. Blancpain fils
• 1928 Blancpain, Fabrique d’horlogerie à Villeret.

The trademarks registered by Blancpain with the Office fédéral de la propriété intellectuelle (Swiss Patent Office) are numerous and diverse. However, the name Blancpain itself only is to be found on a small proportion of the watches the Company actually produces.

On February 24, 1888, Blancpain registers its brand with the courts in Leipzig.

Often the watches produced by Blancpain only carry the name of the retailer or one of the many other trademarks registered by the firm, hereafter some examples:

Date of registration	Brand	Specialization
August 16, 1889	Leonine
April 8, 1890	Lion’s Watch
February 10, 1893	Lion’s (Standard)	Pocket Watches
October 1, 1894	La Précieuse	Pocket Watches (Watch cases, cuvette (bassin), movements, dials, boxes)
January 24, 1896	Lux	Pocket Watches
January 14, 1897	EBFW
June 14, 1899	Masel	Pocket Watches
March 24, 1900	Truena	Pocket Watches
June 30, 1902	L’Etoile d’Or	Pocket Watches
June 30, 1902	L’Etoile Rouge	Pocket Watches
August 11, 1903	Cabane’s Watch	Pocket Watches
March 17, 1916	Lux	Watches
Mai 16, 1922	Blancpain	Watches of all sorts and sizes
October 14, 1926	Bonvil	Watches of all sorts
Idem	Blanvil	“
Idem	Brunvil	“
Idem	Dixvil	“
September 2, 1926	Jar Proof	Watches of all sorts and sizes

They finally decide on the Vallée de Joux, in the Jura mountain range of western Switzerland, a center for fine watchmaking since the mid-1700s, and still today the birthplace of 90% of all high-end complicated mechanical movements

AUTHENTIC VULCAIN DRESS GENTS WRISTWATCH

VINTAGE SWISS MADE VULCAIN DIAMONDS VULCAIN SUB SECOND DRESS GENTS WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1960'S

SHINNING GOLD CHAMPAGNE DIAL

SUB-SECOND DIAL AT 6 O'CLOCK

CRYSTAL IS CLEAN WITH NO CRACK NO SCRATCHES

THE HIGH GRADE 17 JEWELS SWISS VULCAIN MANUAL FHF Cal 81-2 MOVEMENT

GOLD TONE METAL FAT STICK HANDS

3 DIAMONDS AND RAISED STICK MARKER

GOLD PLATED TOP STAINLESS STEEL BACK CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 33mm EXCLUDING THE CROWN AND 40mm LUG TO LUG

UNSIGNED GP CROWN

NEW SS WIRE MESH BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST

DISCONTINUED MODEL...

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE: USD200 (NEGOTIABLE) 

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE BENRUS GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE BENRUS GENTS DRESS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's

MODEL: DRESS

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: BENRUS 17 JEWELS AUTMATIC WINDING MOVEMENT ETA  CAL. 2450

DIAL COLOR: CHAMPAGNE GOLD

FUNCTION/FUNGSI:HOUR, MINUTUES AND SWIPE SECOND

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE DAUPHNE HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED GOLD STICKS

BEZEL: 20 MICRON GOLD PLATED

CASING : GOLD PLATED TOP CASE, STAINLESS STEEL BACK. OPEN FROM TOP CRYSTAL

LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 34mm DIAMETER W/O CROWN and 38mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: BENRUS LOGO~20 MICRON GOLD PLATED BEZEL~OPEN THROUGH CRYSTAL~ WATERPROOF~DUST PROOF- SERIES #3021 

CROWN: UNSIGNED GP CROWN 

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE 10K PLATED SPIEDEL STRECH BAND FITS 10.5" WRIST

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 10.5"

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & HARD TO FIND.

NOTICE: VINTAGE WATCHES AGED 30YRS IS NO LONGER GUANRANTEED IT'S WATERPROOF AND WATER RESISTANT, AVOID FROM DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER

PRICE/HARGA: USD200 (NEGOTIABLE)

LIST RM1500 SOLD RM950

BRIEF HISTORY OF BENRUS, SOVEREIGN AND BELFORTE WATCHES

Although the company went out of business in 1977, large numbers of their well made and dependable fine Benrus watches are available as vintage collectors’ items.

Way back in 1921 three brothers called Oscar, Ralph and Benjamin Lazrus founded the Benrus Watch Company. History doesn’t tell us why Benjamin was the brothers’ name that was chosen but the company name, Benrus, is a combination of the first syllable of his name and the second syllable of their family name. Benrus watches is sometimes mistaken for a Swiss watch making company because early in its history the American owned and operated company leased one floor of factory space from a Swiss owned watch making company that was located in La Chaux de Fonds in Switzerland. Their reason for doing this was to help to circumvent the draconian regulations against the use of Swiss watch movements in foreign time pieces. The earliest models of Benrus watches featured precision movements made by the Schild Company, a well known and established Swiss watch maker. The first watch casings from the Benrus Watch Company are not marked with their brand name due to the Swiss regulations discussed previously